Kiba Inuzuka stared at Naruto, confidence written all over his face.
"Hehe, sorry, Naruto, but you can't beat me! So why not save your strength and just give up?"
Akamaru, his ninja dog partner nestled in his collar, barked in agreement with his master.
Naruto said, "Huh? You stole what I was going to say! Kiba, seriously, you're the one who should hurry up and give up! I'm telling you, I'm really strong now!"
Perhaps Naruto himself hadn't thought he was provoking him, but to Kiba Inuzuka, it was as though Naruto had just taunted him, sending his anger up by a hundred percent!
Kiba Inuzuka said furiously:
"Damn it, Naruto! Just watch me take you down! I'll knock your teeth all over the floor!"
Huh? As soon as Kiba Inuzuka said it, something felt strange. Knock himself all over the floor? What the hell? His name meant "fang," after all.
A moment later, seeing that the two had finished their trash talk, Gekko Hayate, the referee, raised a hand and said:
"Then, the first match: Naruto Uzumaki versus Kiba Inuzuka! Begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot, and the battle began!
Kiba Inuzuka first had Akamaru come out of his collar and stand to the side. Then he crouched down, placing both hands and feet on the ground. Had anyone from the Hyuga Clan activated their Byakugan at that moment, they would have seen all the chakra in Kiba Inuzuka's body gathering in his four limbs.
Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu: Four Legs Technique!
Kiba's nails visibly grew longer and sharper, like a wild beast's. Not only that, his entire presence became more aggressive!
Seeing this, Naruto looked curious. He felt as though Kiba had turned into a ferocious beast in an instant.
"Naruto, here I